{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(8)"],"submitter":["Chen J"],"pubmed_abstract":["Supramolecular chirality is essential for the development of functional materials. In this study, we report the synthesis of twisted nanobelts based on charge-transfer (CT) complexes using self-assembly cocrystallization starting from asymmetric components. An asymmetric donor, DBCz, and a typical acceptor, tetracyanoquinodimethane, were used to construct a chiral crystal architecture. An asymmetric alignment of the donor molecules induced polar ±(102) facets that, accompanied with free-standing growth, resulted in a twisting along the <i>b</i>-axis due to the electrostatic repulsive interactions. Meanwhile, the alternately oriented ±(001) side-facets were responsible for the propensity of the helixes to be right-handed. Addition of a dopant significantly enhanced the twisting probability "],"journal":["Chemical science"],"pagination":["2091-2096"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9945330"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Polarization-induced nanohelixes of organic cocrystals from asymmetric components with dopant-induced chirality inversion."],"pmcid":["PMC9945330"],"pubmed_authors":["Liu Z","Ma S","Chen J","Zhang J","Xiang W","Yang C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Polarization-induced nanohelixes of organic cocrystals from asymmetric components with dopant-induced chirality inversion.","description":"Supramolecular chirality is essential for the development of functional materials. In this study, we report the synthesis of twisted nanobelts based on charge-transfer (CT) complexes using self-assembly cocrystallization starting from asymmetric components. An asymmetric donor, DBCz, and a typical acceptor, tetracyanoquinodimethane, were used to construct a chiral crystal architecture. An asymmetric alignment of the donor molecules induced polar ±(102) facets that, accompanied with free-standing growth, resulted in a twisting along the <i>b</i>-axis due to the electrostatic repulsive interactions. Meanwhile, the alternately oriented ±(001) side-facets were responsible for the propensity of the helixes to be right-handed. Addition of a dopant significantly enhanced the twisting probability ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-22T03:34:29.42Z","creation":"2025-04-05T20:43:53.447Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9945330","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36845927"],"doi":["10.1039/d2sc05942h"]}}